Will Hermes
Will Hermes

Will Hermes is the author of Love Goes To Buildings On Fire, senior critic for Rolling Stone, and a longtime contributor to NPR's All Things Considered and the New York Times.

The Music Club
Dec. 26 2012 11:52 AMThe Music Club, 2012Pop music’s gun lust.Will Hermes
The Music Club
Dec. 17 2012 2:59 PMThe Music Club, 2012Mainstream music got really trippy this year.Will Hermes
The Music Club
Dec. 20 2012 1:00 PMThe Music Club, 2012Why are Mumford & Sons so popular?Will Hermes
  News & Politics
Politics
March 3 2015 7:16 PM Command, Control, Delete How Clinton’s team responds to questions about her private email account will tell us a lot about how the Clinton White House would operate. John Dickerson
Why Hillary Clinton Is Cursed
Only Two Things Would Please Netanyahu: Regime Change or War
Netanyahu Just Did Obama a Big Favor
Benjamin Netanyahu Is a Bully and a Hypocrite
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make Congressional Races Even Less Democratic
The Tamir Rice Case Is Another Example of Good Police Standing Behind Reckless, Dangerous Colleagues
Jeb Bush Denounces the Obscure Federal Institution That Helped His Business 20 Years Ago
  Business
Moneybox
March 3 2015 6:37 PM Samsung Can Mock Apple All It Wants, but the iPhone Is Officially Outselling It Alison Griswold
There Are No Rich People in America
Virginia’s Sweet Briar College Has a $94 Million Endowment. Why Is It Closing?
JPMorgan Adds Another $50 Million to Its Gigantic Settlements Tally
Some Law Schools Will Now Accept Students Who Didn’t Take the LSAT. That’s an Awful Idea.
Ignore the Gurus, Baby Boomers. Your Retirement Is Inevitable.
Are You 30? Tinder Has Officially Decided You’re Old.
Overfunded Uber Will Sink Excess Money Into Print Magazine
  Life
Outward
March 4 2015 8:57 AM Alabama Supreme Court Throws Tantrum, Defies Federal Judge, Halts Gay Marriages Mark Joseph Stern
This Power Plant Was Completed Just in Time to Be Abandoned
More Than Just Chip Clips: Binder Clips Can Reorganize Your Refrigerator 
Is There Class Conflict Among Elves in the Lord of the Rings Books? 
Nebraska to Lesbian: We Don’t Care if You Die Before You Can Get Married
How Does a Professional Race Car Driver Navigate Normal Traffic?
A Tragic Catalog of 100 Mostly-Miserable 19th-Century Marriages 
Ueno Zoo’s Emergency Drills Involve Staff Dressed as Zebras
  Double X
The XX Factor
March 3 2015 5:32 PM There Are More Men Named John Than Women Running Large Companies   Amanda Marcotte
CPS Finds “Free Range” Parents Responsible for Unsubstantiated Child Neglect. Now What?
How Barbara Mikulski Transformed the Senate 
Why Do Poor Women Have More Abortions?
What’s Wrong With the New Documentary About Rape on College Campuses
Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately.
This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.
Why Do Women Vote Republican?  
  Slate Plus
Frame Game
March 4 2015 10:53 AM Slate Voice: “Shag the Dog” Listen to Will Saletan read his 2001 essay about the merits of zoophilia. William Saletan
Gabfest Bonus Segment: Why Parks and Rec Was a National Treasure
I Was a Slate Commenter; Now I’m a Slate Writer. Ask Me Anything.
Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 12, "Remember" 
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 9
  Arts
Behold
March 4 2015 10:57 AM These Photos Beautifully Capture the Complex Relationship Between Mothers and Daughters David Rosenberg
The Oscars Are So Much Better Without Dialogue
American Crime Is the Most Nuanced, Intelligent Take on Race Relations We’ve Seen in Years
Can You Tell If a TV Show Is Secretly Sped Up to Make Room for More Ads? Take Our Quiz.
These Fake Stock Photos Made to Promote Vince Vaughn’s New Movie Are Brilliant
If Wes Anderson Directed X-Men
A Close Read of Bill O’Reilly’s “Nonfiction” Children’s Book
  Technology
Future Tense
March 4 2015 8:48 AM Choose at Your Own Risk How technology is changing our choices and the values that help us make them. Brad Allenby
You’re Paying Too Much for Wireless. Google Is About to Change That.
Did Hillary Clinton Compromise Her Email Security or Make It Stronger?
Can a 3-D Printing Company Stop People From Printing Their Own Guns?
Designing for Happiness: The Ultimate Sustainability Solution?
How Reddit Is Changing Suicide Intervention
How to Distinguish Online Nutcases From Honest-to-God Villains
  Health & Science
Bad Astronomy
March 4 2015 9:42 AM Healthy Google Phil Plait
Rosetta Dips Close to a Comet and Spots Its Shadow
That Photo of a Weasel on a Flying Woodpecker Is Real. Here’s How The Photographer Got the Shot.
Dawn Sees Sunset on an Alien World
Watch as a Waterspout Terrifies Brazilian Beachgoers
Tell Us What Color You Thought the Dress Was: Poll
Look, I Can’t Force You to Understand Gravity. But I Can Accelerate the Process.
  Sports
Sports Nut
Feb. 26 2015 7:41 PM Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match Pro tennis has a match-fixing problem in its lower ranks. Ben Rothenberg
What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It’s Not the 7-10 Split.
Has ASU Discovered the Holy Grail of Free-Throw Distraction?
How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA
Dean Smith’s Political Approach to Being a Coach Is Missed Now More Than Ever
Why Handball’s World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World Cup Fans
Seattle Didn’t Throw Away the Super Bowl. The Patriots Won It.